“It wasn’t really our choice not have another album; it’s just we had went through a lot of trials and tribulations,” says Hot 8 Brass Band founder Bennie Pete (sousaphone) of the group’s recent release, The Life & Times of the Hot 8 Brass Band, their first full-length since 2007′s Rock with the Hot 8 [...]
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Mainline Brass Band, Mainline Brass Band (Independent)
October 1, 2012 – 12:54 am
It’s unexpected that an album by a New Orleans ensemble named the Mainline Brass Band would open with a guitar solo instead of a big sousaphone beat or a blast of horns. Considering this and other stylistic diversions, one might wonder if this self-titled disc really boasts brass band music. In today’s world where non-street [...]
NolaLoyola 2012 Celebrates Local Brass Band Tradition Friday
September 28, 2012 – 7:00 am
Talk about fanfare, folks: Kick off what’s already a jam-packed weekend of events Friday, September 28 with “Beats of the Streets: The Brass Brand Tradition in New Orleans,” the second annual NolaLoyola program by way of the Center for the Study of New Orleans at Loyola University. The full day of events is free and [...]
Earl Scioneaux’s Brassft Punk Project Goes Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
May 31, 2012 – 1:36 am
For Earl Scioneaux III, sometimes the best ideas are the ones that are hidden in plain sight. The Preservation Hall recording engineer and mind behind 2009′s Electronola is back with plans to re-imagine and record four popular Daft Punk songs this summer through the lens of a New Orleans brass band. As he put it, [...]
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Twenty Dozen (Savoy Jazz Records)
May 1, 2012 – 12:52 am
The idea for this one was to pick up on the plan for the Dozen’s fifth album back in 1991, Open Up: Whatcha Gonna Do with the Rest of Your Life?, with each member writing his own composition. But after 35 years of life together on and off the road, it’s not easy for the [...]
The Stooges Brass Band and Mannie Fresh in Los Angeles: Studio Kings
May 1, 2012 – 12:16 am
When the Stooges Brass Band rolled into Red Bull Studios Los Angeles with producer Mannie Fresh, it was a meeting of two titans of New Orleans street music. The Stooges are at the top of their game right now. Led by Walter “Whoadie” Ramsey and original band members Andrew “Drew” Baham and Ersell “Garfield” Bogan, [...]
YouTube du Jour: Brass-a-holics
July 7, 2011 – 9:21 am
Tonight, the Brass-a-holics play Le Bon Temps Roule. Here’s the “go-go brass funk band,” as the Hornets announcer explains in his introduction to the band when it performed at halftime at the Hive last season.
YouTube du Jour: Martin Krusche
May 31, 2011 – 9:28 am
Martin Krusche (bald and on saxophone in the video) leads the pocket brass band the Magnetic Ear, here shown performing a version of Nirvana’s “In Bloom.” Krusche will perform tonight at Snug Harbor at 8 and 10 p.m.
